There's a lot of talking when it comes to urban planning. A lot of talking.....
Kansas City has spent a lot of money on plans and upgrading streets. Kansas City has spent a lot of money on redevelopment plans and commercial corridors that aren't what they should be.
What Kansas City isn't doing is preventing the another North Oak, Wornall Road, or Blue Ridge on Barry Road. The latest Barry Road commercial case is a proposed vape shop at the corner of Barry and Green Hills which is going to look like something you'd find on an arterial littered with continuous commercial zoning with a TIF plan slapped on it.
Read directly from the attached staff report and make your own conclusions.
This zoning case is on the consent agenda at the City Plan Commission tomorrow which means it's essentially being rubber stamped. Here is the agenda in case you have an opinion.
CITY PLAN COMMISSION DOCKET
Tuesday January 23, 2024 at 9:00 am
Published Thursday January 18, 2024 at 10:48 am
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Consent Docket
Items on the consent docket may be acted upon with one motion and vote unless an item is removed from the docket. Such items will be acted upon with a separate action and vote. The City Plan Commission’s vote on consent docket items is final (no further action is required).
sales on about 1.5 acres generally located at NW Barry Road and N. Green Hills Road. (Andrew Clarke)
Staff Recommendation: APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS Applicant: Scott Tanner - BHC RHODES
Lastly, I don't fault the property owner. It's hard to get people to want to do business in Kansas City. The processes are way too complex, time consuming, and redundant so the private sector has a hard time getting good deals done. Maybe no one cares that Barry Road becomes like North Oak and I'm just the old man yelling at clouds but I figured I would at least share for awareness.
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